Poolside
by Nu Shooz
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Poolside is ranked as the best album by Nu Shooz.
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Poolside track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Poolside rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 45 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 61 Music Albums of 1986 | 56/61 | 0 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 59 Music Albums of 1986 | 29/59 | 3 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | 1986 year, 101-200* | 2/6 | - |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top 60r albums (57), #0101-0200* | 10/94 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | Chambord | Top 36 Music Albums of 1986 | 29/36 | 1 |
| 2021 | paladisiac | 1980s 60rating (57), #0001-0100* | 11/27 | - |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 45 Music Albums of 1986 | 26/45 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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Poolside ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/15/2026 22:33 | Liks_on_music | 655 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2026 07:28 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,469 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 10:24 | RemainInLight | 3,703 | 35/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2023 03:37 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2022 02:38 | culwin | 1,563 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.8/100, a mean average of 60.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 60.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.4.
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Slightly above-average 80's pop. Nothing bad, but the hits ("I Can't Wait" and "Point of No Return") stand out a bit above the others. The rest is fine and consistent. Good as background music.
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